Aggressive call-to-actions throughout and at the bottom of your story.

Heavy self-promotion: talking about your business is OK but don’t let it turn your audience off.

What we prioritize

Stories behind Medium’s paywall: Medium has recently launched its Partner Program that allows writers to finally make money off their writing. We know how difficult it is to make a living as a writer and we fully support this program. As part of our efforts to help as many writers as possible, we’ll prioritize publishing stories behind the paywall over free stories. We figured Medium algorithm also favors partner stories — putting your story behind the paywall increases your chances of being featured and reaching a bigger audience. To join the program: the Medium Partner Program link on https://medium.com/creators page.